A class of synthetic drugs called nitazines have been around since the 1950s — but are quickly gaining a foothold in street drugs.

A group of novel synthetic opioids emerging in illicit drugs in the United States may be more powerful than fentanyl, 1,000 times more potent than morphine, and may even require more doses of the ...

Natural opioids, or opiates, are a class of pain relief medications that derive from the opium poppy. They help relieve painful sensations by preventing pain signals from the body to the brain.

(The Hill) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic to treat acute pain in adults. “Today’s ...

Nitazenes are a type of synthetic opioid, now classified as a Class A controlled drug. They are man-made drugs intended to imitate the effects of natural opioids, such as heroin. Originally made in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a new type of prescription pain medication for adults to treat moderate to severe acute pain. The drug, called Journavx (suzetrigine) ...